326 THE BLUE RIBBON OF THE TURF. 



Oaks \\ inner of 1851 'was altogether a strong, power- 

 ful, but by no means handsome filly, of very high 

 courage.' 



The nice odds of 25 to 1 were obtainable against 



Daniel O'Rourke, the winner of this year's Derby, to 



.gr2 which there were 181 subscribers, the field 



Daniel numbering twenty-seven starters. As ap- 



O'Eourke. '^, . "^ , , , /. 



pears to have been the rule about this 



period, the first four were placed by the judge. These 



were : 



Mr. Bowes' cb. c. Daniel O'Rourke, by Irish Birdcatcher out 



of Forget-Me-Not 1 



Mr. Bradsbaw's b. c. Barbarian, by Simoom - - - - 2 

 Mr. Dorien's bl. c. Chief Baron Nicholson, by the Baron - 3 

 Mr. Merry's Hobbie Noble, by Pantaloon - - - - 4 



These were ridden by F. Butler, Hiett, Kitchener and 

 W. Sharp respectively, the victory being accomplished 

 by half a length. Little Harry started favourite, odds 

 of 7 to 2 being betted against him ; 4 to 1 was offered 

 against Hobbie Noble, 40 to 1 and 100 to 1 respectively 

 against the Chief Baron and Barbarian. The value 

 of the stakes would amount to a sum of £5,200 ; the 

 portion allotted to the second horse w^as £100, and 

 the winner was amerced in sums of £100 for police 

 expenses ! as also a fee of £50 to the judge ! Two of 

 the Duke of Richmond's horses were among the 

 runners, Joe Miller was in the field, and Lords Zethmd, 

 Ribblesdale, Orford and Exeter, also Lord Eglinton, 

 contributed to the number of starters. The race was 

 Avon by half a length. The winner was bred by Mr. 

 Bowes, his owner. 



Of the 123 fillies entered for the Oaks, fourteen 



